Zoo Ostrava The Annual Report 2009

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As a conclusion I would like to thank to all who helped to improve the important goal of modern Zoological garden, the research. My thanks go to Jana Kanichová, Monika Ondrušová, and Jana Pluháčková for valuable comments and improving English of this text. Publishing of the European studbook for common hippopotamus was financially supported by the Ministry of the Environment of the Czech Republic. Research paper in journal with impact factor using data collected in our zoo published in 2009: Pomajbíková, K., Petrželková, K. J., Ilona Profousová, I., Petrášová, J., Kišidayová, S., Varádyová, Z. , Modrý, D. 2009: A survey of entodiniomorphid ciliates in chimpanzees and bonobos. American Journal of Physical Anthropology, in press. List of the other papers or books which have been published by zoo employees in 2009: Čolas, P. 2009: Proceedings from the second meeting of the Old World Monkeys Specialist Group within UCSZ, April 2008. Zoo Ostrava, Ostrava. [in Czech] Kanichová J. 2009: Breeding of ring-tailed lemur in Ostrava Zoo. In: Vokurková, J. Prosimians within UCSZ, 10/2008, April 2008. Zoo Olomouc, Olomouc. [in Czech] Novák, J. 2009: Proceedings n. 7. from the meeting of the Small Cats Specialist Group within UCSZ, duben 2009. Zoo Ostrava, Ostrava. [in Czech] Pluháček, J. 2009: European studbook for common hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius). 3rd Edition. Zoo Ostrava, Ostrava. Pluháček, J. 2009: Proceedings from the second meeting of the Deer Specialist Group within UCSZ, January 2009. Zoo Ostrava, Ostrava. [in Czech] Pluháček, J. 2009: Proceedings from the third meeting of the Deer Specialist Group within UCSZ, January 2009. Zoo Ostrava, Ostrava. [in Czech] Pluháček, J. – Bartoš, L. – Čulík, L. 2009: On the advantage of a mare being high-ranking. The story of the plains zebra. Živa 5/2009, pp. 232-233. [in Czech] Svobodová, Y. 2009: Ara macao – History of its breeding in Ostrava Zoo. Fauna 15/2009, pp. 12-13. [in Czech] Svobodová, Y. 2009: Grey parrot and its rearing. Fauna 4/2009, pp. 12-14. [in Czech] Svobodová, Y. 2009: Gubernatrix cristata in Ostrava Zoo Fauna 23/2009, pp. 14-15. [in Czech] Svobodová, Y. 2009: Taubenhals – amazonen. Haltung und Zucht im ZOO von Ostrau. Gefiederte Welt 11/2009, pp. 20-21. [in German] 38
A year of carnivores at Ostrava Zoo Monika Ondrušová The last year’s EAZA campaign devoted to European carnivores was the opportunity for the zoo to focus on these predators as well. A number of visitor competitions and activities were arranged to make sure that everyone could get involved. Our aim was not only to make people more familiar with the endangered nature throughout Europe, but also raising funds to support European carnivore conservation projects as part of the EAZA campaign. Every visitor had the opportunity of financial support by purchasing promotional merchandise produced specifically for the campaign, like badges with wolf, lynx and bear design, pencils with a bear picture or carnivore folding picture-booklet, and by leaving money in a money collector box placed in the zoo grounds. Total net proceeds from the public collection amounting to 19,700 CZK were forwarded into the account of the European Association of Zoos and Aquaria. European carnivores were central to many events designed for the public: • 4 March: Large European Carnivores - a lecture given by Miroslav Kutal, Hnuti Duha (nature protection NGO), Olomouc • 19 April: The Earth’s Day - A European Carnivores Day • 1 May: May-Day: Carnivores Howl to Warn • 29 May: Children’s Day - Playing with Carnivores • 21 June: Take Your Teddy Bear to the Zoo & Celebrate Panda’s Birthday Beast Stories The zoo published a subtle book of stories called "Beast stories or Fairy tales and rumours on carnivores ... a little bit different" written by Moravian-Silesian primary school students who participated in the literary contest launched by Ostrava Zoo under the campaign. The task was to create a fairy tale that would present a carnivore positively to the public; everyone could write their own story or retell a traditional one. The book was then circulated to kindergartens, family centres, children departments of hospitals and other institutions designed to work with children throughout Moravian-Silesian Region. The book was published under the financial support of the Czech Ministry of Environment. Singing for Tigers A musical contest was launched for the first time, designed for young non-commercial artists under 18, be it singers or bands. The aim was to compose and sing the best and novel song for female tigers born at Ostrava Zoo. The Singing for Tigers contest was arranged under the umbrella of a band from the town of Trinec named Charlie Straight and the winner’s prize was more than attractive: the most innovative young musician was to become a supporting act of the Trinec band at their gig at the zoo and at the same time a godfather to one of the tiger girls. The winner of the two-month long contest became a female singer Anicka Cervenkova and the tiger females were officially named Duffy and Darja on the day of the performance. 39
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